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BATON ROUGE - A shift to online education has restored Southern University Lab School's financial health and prospects, perhaps even helping attract local students to the physical campus next to the historically black university in Baton Rouge. Southern Lab's Virtual School, barely a year old, teaches more than 600 students... more »

ST. AMANT - Another residence in Ascension Parish is about to be added to the list of "meth lab" houses on the Department of Environmental Quality's website.
Two people accused of operating a meth lab were arrested on Wednesday at their home on Highway 936 in St. Amant, and... more »

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Association of Broadcasters named WBRZ News 2 their 2013 Station of the Year Wednesday.
The LAB presented the honor as part of their yearly Prestige Awards in Baton Rouge.
The Station of the Year award is presented annually to a television station in... more »

BATON ROUGE - An arrest in a public park led to the recovery of a suitcase meth lab, according to authorities.
Terry Baggett was arrested at the BREC Park on Plank Road after a tip to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office that someone was cooking meth there.
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GONZALES - Investigators said a tip to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office led to several drug arrests and the discovery of a meth lab in St. Amant.
Deputies said they began investigating 27-year-old Christopher Washburn, who had an outstanding warrant for aggravated battery and other charges, after receiving a... more »

WALKER - Sheriff's deputies arrested four people in Livingston Parish this week after they said they found meth and materials associated with a meth lab.
A sheriff's department spokesperson said investigators arrested Claud Kimble Jr., 23; Talandis Cotton, 22; Eugene Harrison Jr., 29; and Velise Vallery, 30, at the... more »

BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies arrested two people in East Baton Rouge Parish Tuesday night after they said one of them was injured in a meth fire.
Deputies arrested Amanda Henderson, 26, and Mark Degruiter, 27, after the fire around 10 p.m. at 7940 Jefferson Highway.
Investigators said... more »

BATON ROUGE- A Southern Lab senior was taken from a scrimmage by ambulance after he was knocked out Tuesday evening.
A coach told WBRZ News 2, the teen hit another player on the field at Parkview Baptist and lost consciousness. It was not clear which team the other teen... more »

BATON ROUGE - Deputies in East Baton Parish arrested four people they said were involved with a meth lab.
Deputies said they found the items for making meth after responding to a domestic disturbance Sunday evening at the home on 21444 Jon Michelle.
Investigators arrested Kurt Browning, Jessica... more »

SLIDELL- Five contractors have submitted bids on the proposed new St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office crime lab facility. The Times-Picayune reports the sheriff's office has 30 days to decide whether to accept the lowest bid. Officials say McMath Construction, LLC of Mandeville, submitted the lowest bid of $8.34 million on... more »

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Tech Park announced today they were opening a new studio for rising video game developers in Baton Rouge to get access to the tools and exposure they need to succeed.
They said the "Level Up Lab" would be the first video game incubator in... more »

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration says it has uncovered troubling sterility problems at 30 specialty pharmacies that were inspected following a recent outbreak of meningitis caused by contaminated drugs. The agency said its inspectors targeted 31 compounding pharmacies that produce sterile drugs, which must be prepared under highly... more »

BATON ROUGE - Investigators returned to a Baton Rouge hotel today after receiving reports another meth lab was found there, according to the city fire department.
HazMat crews with the Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the Crossland motel off Boardwalk Wednesday afternoon, which was the site of a... more »

BATON ROUGE - Police responded to a Baton Rouge hotel after reports a meth lab exploded this morning.
Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said it happened at the Crossland Motel off Boardwalk. He said nobody was on scene when investigators found the clandestine lab, and no arrests have been made.
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ZACHARY - Zachary police assisting state child welfare case workers in an investigation discovered an illegal methamphetamine lab. After officers entered the home and found methamphetamines and materials used in making crystal meth, Chief David McDavid says officers arrested three people. Officers booked Ryan Patrick Harper and Shari Kay Behrens... more »

GONZALES - Probation officers in Ascension Parish said they busted a man operating a meth lab during one of their routine visits.
Scott Bateman was on probation for possession of methamphetamine and simple burglary. During their visit, agents said they came across methamphetamine lab and drug paraphernalia.
Narcotics... more »

ST. AMANT - Authorities said a skull found in a wooded section of Ascension Parish this weekend was confirmed to be a St. Amant man reported missing in 2008.
Lt. Col. Bobby Webre with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said additional remains were found at the site today. Among... more »

ZACHARY- Authorities arrested a Zachary couple after they said they found an illegal meth lab inside their apartment.
According to police, last Thursday the Delta Drug Task Force investigated information they received from neighbors about a possible meth lab inside the apartment in the 1100 block of Willow Creek... more »

BATON ROUGE - State Police made additional arrests this evening after a wreck in Baton Rouge involving a rolling meth lab which landed two other people in jail.
It happened around 3 a.m. on Old Jefferson, about a mile from Woodlawn High School. State Police said the car hit... more »

BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement officials have two people in custody following the discovery of a meth lab overnight.
Their names have not yet been released.
According to Louisiana State Police, components of a meth lab were found around 3 a.m. inside a vehicle on Jefferson Hwy. near... more »

BURNSVILLE, Miss. - One man has died from injuries suffered in what Tishomingo County authorities are saying was an explosion in a methamphetamine lab located in a trailer near Burnsville in north Mississippi. Chief Deputy Mike Kemp says the trailer was parked next to an abandoned home. Kemp says firefighters... more »

BAKER - Two people were arrested for cooking meth in Baker and your tax payer dollars paid for the cleanup.
The after affects of criminal behavior may be more costly than you think.
News 2's Sarah Rosario gets answers tonight on News 2 at 5 p.m. more »

BATON ROUGE - WBRZ's employees were honored with 3 awards from the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters (LAB) Thursday at the Crowne Plaza hotel.
The station and its employees won the award for Community Station of the Year.
Projects like Pat's Coats for Kids, Feed a Family, Stuff the... more »

LULING, La.- Nearly seven years after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, the land lab at Luling Elementary School soon will be replaced. Reports the science lab was damaged by wind when Katrina struck in August 2005. John Rome, executive director of physical plant services for the school system, said... more »

MONROE - Narcotics agents have arrested two Mississippi men after Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents allegedly found them with the materials for a methamphetamine lab in a vehicle in the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area. Chadwick Hudson and Joshua Weeks, both of Vicksburg, Miss., were booked into Ouachita... more »

LIVINGSTON - Deputies in Livingston Parish said a man confessed to cooking meth in his home after deputies arrested him for desertion.
According to Perry Rushing with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies were contacted by the Army and told Bradley Burton, Jr. was wanted for deserting.
Rushing... more »

BATON ROUGE - The LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services, or FACES, Laboratory recently assisted with the solving of an unidentified person case in Mississippi.
On April 28, a body, clothed in a T-shirt and swim trunks, was discovered in the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Rankin County, Miss.... more »

BOSSIER CITY, La. - A report from the LSU forensic laboratory on the skeletal remains found this summer in a wooded area near a busy Bossier City intersection has come back to police without an identification or cause of death.
The remains were found June 30 and transported to... more »

DONALDSONVILLE - Deputies in Ascension Parish arrested two people this week after finding a meth lab on property they'd been evicted from.
Chief Deputy Tony Bacala said deputies arrested Cole Gonzales and Leslea Hurst on Tuesday after the pair fled from deputies and were stopped after a short vehicle... more »

SPRINGFIELD - Neighbors of a Livingston Parish man tell News 2 they found a third malnourished dog on his property, just days after he was arrested for animal cruelty.
Deputies arrested Vernon Hollingsworth, 32, on Tuesday after they were called out to his home near Springfield and found two... more »

UPDATE 6:40 p.m. - The school board has voted to keep EBR Lab Academy at Istrouma High open. We'll have more details live at 10 p.m.
BATON ROUGE - Many items, including an entire school, are on the chopping block at tonight's East Baton Rouge Parish School Board meeting.... more »

NAPOLEONVILLE - The parents of a two-year-old boy are behind bars, accused of operating a meth lab while their son was home.
The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Garrett Wendt and Tammy Hohnesee. They were booked on charges of possession of crystal meth and operating a clandestine laboratory.
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LIVINGSTON- The feds are suggesting a solution to a cut in methamphetamine lab clean-up money that News 2 told you about a month ago.
But authorities here say it won't work.
Federal budget cuts left the Drug Enforcement Agency without millions to pay professionals to pick up meth... more »

BATON ROUGE - An LSU student was injured when chemicals he was working with exploded and caused a fire, according to LSU media relations.
Ernie Ballard said a student was working in a chemistry lab in Choppin Hall when a "flash flame" occurred, burning the student.
BRPD and... more »

BATON ROUGE- When a meth lab is picked up, that doesn't mean it's cleaned up.
It costs thousands of dollars to rid a home of chemicals used in the process, and involves ripping up carpet, gutting walls and revamping ventilation systems. But there's nothing forcing homeowners to clean it... more »

NAPOLEANVILLE- Federal money to clean up hazardous meth labs has been cut.
The Drug Enforcement Agency, or DEA, tells News 2, "DEA anticipates that funding for the clean-up of meth labs will be exhausted this week. Decisions about additional funding in the future rests with the United States Congress."... more »

BATON ROUGE – A set of bones found at a Baton Rouge construction site this morning could belong to a human and have been there for more than 50 years, according to investigators. Cpl. L’Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said crews were tearing down a building at 5th and... more »

HOLDEN – A meth lab in a washing machine burned a Livingston Parish man and led to the arrest of two people today, according to authorities. Chief Deputy Jason Ard said three children were also taken into state care after 29-year-old Angelique Joy Townsend and 33-year-old Carl H. Savoy were... more »

DENHAM SPRINGS – Three people were arrested and a baby taken into custody today, after narcotics agents found nine meth labs in a Denham Springs residence. Officers arrested 35-year-old Tanya Hayes, 28-year-old Joseph Tanner and 25-year-old James Hussey after a search of their residence just after midnight. Officers seized the... more »

KENTWOOD – Narcotics agents in Tangipahoa Parish have arrested two people after finding a meth lab at their residence. According to Sheriff Daniel Edwards, 30-year-old Rachel Minton and 28-year-old Randy Davidson were arrested Monday. Warrants had been issued for them almost a month earlier, after deputies searched their residence in... more »

PHOENIX - Arizona authorities say they have discovered the body of a woman believed to be the missing mother of a girl found dead in Louisiana. Sheriff's officials say the possible remains of 31-year-old Suellen Roberts were found Monday in a remote area off Interstate 40 in northwestern Arizona. Thomas... more »

NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) - Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office narcotics agents arrested three adults found with two children this week inside a working methamphetamine lab. Agents found the lab inside a mobile home Wednesday in a mobile home park in Iberia Parish, sheriff's spokesman Ryan Turner told The Advocate of... more »

Narcotics agents in Tangipahoa Parish recently caught three meth makers in the act, according to the sheriff’s office. 26-year-old Nicholas Rushing, 22-year-old Michael Wolbers and 21-year-old Renee Hanson were all arrested Tuesday after the sheriff’s office said they found them inside a motor home with an active meth lab in... more »

The skeletal remains of a young girl that were found in Catahoula Parish and processed by LSU’s FACES Lab have been identified as a 12-year-old from Las Vegas. The Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that the remains were positively identified as Lexis Kaye Roberts of Nevada. She had been... more »

Members of the LSU FACES lab are working to identify the remains of a young girl found in Catahoula Parish, according to the school's newspaper. The Daily Reveille reported law enforcement called the school last Friday about a human skull a hunter found in the woods near Harrisonburg. A team... more »

An extra hand from Baton Rouge Police Department is helping the Louisiana State Police crime lab process DNA evidence fast.
"The information that we gather here, as soon as something is discovered, there's a break in the case, there's information that we pull off from these analyses, we immediately... more »

Police in Zachary have arrested two people in suspicion of running a meth lab in their affluent, country club neighborhood. 35-year-old Michael Kendrick and 27-year-old Angela Belt were arrested this afternoon at their home on English Turn. Investigators tell WBRZ that the lab they were running could be a major... more »

Three people are under arrest, after officers made a meth lab bust in Livingston Parish.
Officers found a working meth lab at a home on Bloss Street in the town of Livingston.
Stacy Smith, April Wilburn and David Stafford were all arrested and booked into the Livingston Parish... more »

The Coast Guard says tar balls that floated ashore in the Florida Keys aren't linked to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. A report released Wednesday says tests by a Coast Guard laboratory show the tar balls don't match the type of oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The source... more »

Three people are behind bars after a meth lab bust overnight in Livingston Parish.
Agents searched a home in the 17000 block of Averette Road in the town of Livingston, and found several grams of "meth".
Cloud Kimble Jr., Angelina Hasty and Corey Dupuy were all arrested and... more »

John Pastorek honored as Lifetime Achievement Recipient
The Louisiana Association of Broadcasters recognized WBRZ as the recipient of its 2009 Television Station of the Year Award. The award recognizes WBRZ’s leadership in news, sales, production, programming, marketing, public service, and commitment to our community.
The Television Station of... more »